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The Fever

The Most Fatal Plague in American History

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"...transports modern pandemic survivors into the bedchambers, clinics, and graveyards of a thriving American port laid low by pestilence..."-Earl Swift, author of Hell Put to Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery"Richly reported and eloquently written, this true story transports readers back to 1855, into a raging epidemic that feels eerily prescient." ... Read more

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"...transports modern pandemic survivors into the bedchambers, clinics, and graveyards of a thriving American port laid low by pestilence..."-Earl Swift, author of Hell Put to Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery"Richly reported and eloquently written, this true story transports readers back to 1855, into a raging epidemic that feels eerily prescient."
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Bury the Chains

Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves

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From the author of King Leopold's Ghost, a narrative history of the social justice campaign formed in the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire.In early 1787, twelve men—a printer, a lawyer, a clergyman, and others united by their hatred of slavery—came together in a London printing shop and began the world's first grass-roots movement, battling for the rights of people on another ... Read more

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From the author of King Leopold's Ghost, a narrative history of the social justice campaign formed in the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire.In early 1787, twelve men—a printer, a lawyer, a clergyman, and others united by their hatred of slavery—came together in a London printing shop and began the world's first grass-roots movement, battling for the rights of people on another
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The Last Slave Ship

The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning

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An NPR Best Book of the YearThe incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors founded after emancipation, and the complicated legacy their descendants carry with them to this day—by the journalist who discovered the ship’s remains.Fifty years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed, the Clotilda became the last ship in history to ... Read more

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An NPR Best Book of the YearThe incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors founded after emancipation, and the complicated legacy their descendants carry with them to this day—by the journalist who discovered the ship’s remains.Fifty years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed, the Clotilda became the last ship in history to
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Who Was George Washington?

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In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. With over 100 black-and-white illustrations, Washington's fascinating story comes to life - revealing the real man, ... Read more

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The American Plague

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In this account, a journalist traces the course of the infectious disease known as yellow fever, “vividly [evoking] the Faulkner-meets-Dawn of the Dead horrors” (The New York Times Book Review) of this killer virus.Over the course of history, yellow fever has paralyzed governments, halted commerce, quarantined cities, moved the U.S. capital, and altered the outcome of wars. During a single summer ... Read more

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In this account, a journalist traces the course of the infectious disease known as yellow fever, “vividly [evoking] the Faulkner-meets-Dawn of the Dead horrors” (The New York Times Book Review) of this killer virus.Over the course of history, yellow fever has paralyzed governments, halted commerce, quarantined cities, moved the U.S. capital, and altered the outcome of wars. During a single summer
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Complicity

How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery

by Anne Farrow, Joel Lang, Jenifer Frank ...

A startling and superbly researched book demythologizing the North’s role in American slavery“The hardest question is what to do when human rights give way to profits. . . . Complicity is a story of the skeletons that remain in this nation’s closet.”—San Francisco ChronicleThe North’s profit from—indeed, dependence on—slavery has mostly been a shameful and well-kept secret . . . until now. ... Read more

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A startling and superbly researched book demythologizing the North’s role in American slavery“The hardest question is what to do when human rights give way to profits. . . . Complicity is a story of the skeletons that remain in this nation’s closet.”—San Francisco ChronicleThe North’s profit from—indeed, dependence on—slavery has mostly been a shameful and well-kept secret . . . until now.
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The Ride

Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America

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USA Today BestsellerTimed for the 250th anniversary of America’s revolution and founding: Paul Revere’s heroic ride, newly told with fresh research into little-known aspects of the story Americans have heard since childhood but hardly understoodOn April 18, 1775, a Boston-based silversmith, engraver, and anti-British political operative named Paul Revere set out on a borrowed horse to fulfill a ... Read more

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Black Loyalists

Southern Settlers of Nova Scotia's First Free Black Communities

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"Engaging and steeped in years of research . . . a must read for all who care about the intersection of Canadian, American, British, and African history." —Lawrence Hill, award-winning author of Someone Knows My NameIn an attempt to ruin the American economy during the Revolutionary War, the British government offered freedom to slaves who would desert their rebel masters. Many Black men and women ... Read more

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"Engaging and steeped in years of research . . . a must read for all who care about the intersection of Canadian, American, British, and African history." —Lawrence Hill, award-winning author of Someone Knows My NameIn an attempt to ruin the American economy during the Revolutionary War, the British government offered freedom to slaves who would desert their rebel masters. Many Black men and women
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What Was the Boston Tea Party?

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"No Taxation without Representation!" The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the American Revolution—outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water! Learn all about the famed colonialists who fought against the British Monarchy, and read about this act of rebellion from our history! With black-and-white illustrations throughout and ... Read more

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"No Taxation without Representation!" The Boston Tea Party stands as an iconic event of the American Revolution—outraged by the tax on tea, American colonists chose to destroy the tea by dumping it into the water! Learn all about the famed colonialists who fought against the British Monarchy, and read about this act of rebellion from our history! With black-and-white illustrations throughout and
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Death of an Empire

The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City

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"A masterfully told story of greed, recklessness, murder, and the precipitous decline of Salem, one of young America's greatest ports . . . a chilling tale." —Eric Jay Dolin, bestselling author of Left for DeadThough notorious for the witch trials of 1692, Salem was the richest city in the republic when America first became a nation. It was led by a visionary merchant who still ranks as one of the ... Read more

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"A masterfully told story of greed, recklessness, murder, and the precipitous decline of Salem, one of young America's greatest ports . . . a chilling tale." —Eric Jay Dolin, bestselling author of Left for DeadThough notorious for the witch trials of 1692, Salem was the richest city in the republic when America first became a nation. It was led by a visionary merchant who still ranks as one of the
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Unchained (Infinity Ring Secrets #7)

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Secret adventures from the world of Infinity Ring. Only in e-book! Only 99 cents!Margaret has left behind the comforts of London to join her parents on the frontier of Australia. She's expecting her new life to be rugged. But she has no idea of the true dangers that await her in the Outback . . . not until she befriends a young outlaw who draws her into a deadly conspiracy.INFINITY RING SECRETS is ... Read more

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Haunted Plantations

Ghosts of Slavery and Legends of the Cotton Kingdoms

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Chilling stories of the antebellum era, ranging from Savannah, Georgia to the Carolina coast, with photos included.Members of a shackled West African tribe drag themselves off a slave ship while singing, drowning in a Georgia creek to avoid being sold. Mysterious letters from a long-ruined church near Mepkin Abbey solicit a man to join the faith. A French teacher disappears from a school after ... Read more

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Chilling stories of the antebellum era, ranging from Savannah, Georgia to the Carolina coast, with photos included.Members of a shackled West African tribe drag themselves off a slave ship while singing, drowning in a Georgia creek to avoid being sold. Mysterious letters from a long-ruined church near Mepkin Abbey solicit a man to join the faith. A French teacher disappears from a school after
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